Luke Burdsall

One South Louisiana chef has the perfect answer for anyone who wants to know the meaning of Creole food. It’s a history lesson that credits seven different nations for the rich flavors of South Louisiana cooking.

The walls are finally up and there is progress made at the site of the St. Jude Dream Home in Lake Charles. The home is being built in the Graywood community and one lucky family in Southwest Louisiana is going to win the home, thanks to a giveaway sponsored by St. Jude Children's Hospital and KPLC. Salvador Custom Homes is building the home and donating materials, time and labor to make the project possible. Business owner Earl Wright is donating the labor and time for plumbing.

The City of Lake Charles will celebrate the reopening of Veterans Memorial Park by hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, March 24 during their "Vietnam War Veterans Day" event. This event will honor United States Armed Forces Vietnam War Veterans and showcase park improvements which include ten steel panel silhouettes representing the five different branches of service. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. and Chief Deputy Gary "Stitch" Guillory will be t...

Eggs aren't just for cooking, especially when Easter rolls around in southern Louisiana. Tradition dictates that Cajun families will hard-boil eggs, dye them and then smack them together to see which is the strongest.

Acclaimed baritone David Small, an associate professor of voice at the University of Texas at Austin, will present a master class and recital on Thursday and Friday, March 19-20, on the McNeese State University campus.